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Ruth T.

Kennan, Wisconsin

$60/hr
4.9
134 jobs

I am a professional Resume Writer, Career Direction Specialist, and Executive Recruiter. My goal is to drive your career growth while educating you on the changes in the industry to increase your chances of being hired. I specialize in: Executive Recruiting Resume Writing LinkedIn Optimization Cover Letters and Thank You Letters Interview Prep and Career Direction I have been featured in The American Reporter, CEO Weekly, Visionary CEO, and USA Today for my work as a recruiter and a resume writer! I have over 11K clients to date for resumes and LinkedIn profiles. You can check out my LinkedIn for lots of reviews of my work!

  • Candidate Interviewing
  • LinkedIn Development
  • LinkedIn Profile Creation
  • LinkedIn
  • Interview Preparation
Olha M.

Basalt, Colorado

$50/hr
4.8
360 jobs

With over 10 years of experience in recruitment and HR, I am a highly qualified professional with a proven track record in full-cycle Staffing, HR Consulting, and Business Development. I hold a university degree in Foreign Policy and International Relations, possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and am known for my attention to detail and dedication to my work. As a native speaker of Ukrainian and Russian, and fluent in English (currently, I live in the USA), I can connect with a diverse range of candidates. My background in foreign policy and international relations, combined with my experience in the tech industry and computer proficiency, makes me well-suited for roles in the technology, sales, and marketing fields. I have a proven ability to source and connect top talent with great opportunities, having successfully filled positions in the US, Canada, Europe, and Australia. Extensive experience in the tech industry, particularly in sourcing and working with IT professionals. Demonstrated proficiency in different HR CRMs, MS Office, and Google Docs. Results-driven and highly motivated, with a successful track record of planning and executing recruitment strategies across various industries.

  • PHP
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Ruchi S.

Springfield, New Jersey

$40/hr
4.9
107 jobs

I am an experienced Human Resources and Talent Acquisition professional with 13+ years of experience supporting businesses with recruitment, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, HR administration, and candidate management. I have worked with clients across North America, APAC, Europe, and Australia, supporting both Fortune 500 companies and fast-growing startups. I have supported recruitment across a wide range of industries, including DTC/eCommerce, IT, SaaS, EdTech, AI/ML, Healthcare, Digital Marketing, Fitness, Operations, Customer Success, Finance, and more. My experience includes full-cycle recruitment, passive sourcing, resume screening, candidate outreach, interview scheduling, reference checks, offer coordination, and post-joining support. I am also proficient with AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI-powered sourcing and productivity platforms. I use AI to improve sourcing strategy, build stronger Boolean search strings, research unfamiliar industries, summarize resumes, draft personalized outreach, prepare interview questions, organize candidate notes, and create clearer hiring updates for clients. This helps me work faster and more strategically while still keeping communication thoughtful, accurate, and human. Services I can support with: Full-cycle recruitment Talent sourcing and candidate outreach LinkedIn Recruiter sourcing Boolean search and resume database sourcing Resume screening and shortlisting Interview scheduling and coordination Candidate communication and follow-ups ATS management and pipeline updates Job posting and job board management Reference checks HR administrative support Hiring manager coordination Recruiting reports and status updates AI-assisted sourcing, outreach, and candidate research I am familiar with various Applicant Tracking Systems and hiring platforms, including LinkedIn, Indeed, ZipRecruiter, Greenhouse, and other recruitment tools. I take pride in building strong relationships with both clients and candidates while creating a smooth, professional, and efficient hiring experience.

  • Candidate Evaluation
  • Candidate Management
  • Candidate Sourcing
  • Recruiting
  • Resume Screening
  • Sourcing
  • Human Resource Management
  • Candidate Recommendation
  • IT Recruiting
  • LinkedIn Recruiting
  • Administrative Support
  • IT Sourcing
David M.

Mount Laurel, New Jersey

$58/hr
4.7
73 jobs

๐ˆ ๐“๐š๐ค๐ž ๐Ž๐ฐ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐Ž๐Ÿ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‡๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ž๐ž๐๐ฌ ๐€๐ง๐ ๐“๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐‚๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐‡๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐’๐จ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐…๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ง ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ. ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ– ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ, Iโ€™ve helped companies solve ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฌ by recognizing what truly motivates candidates and aligning opportunity at the right moment in their career. Since 2020, Iโ€™ve ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ who know what they need but want an experienced partner to help secure it correctly. My recruiting career began with ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ง๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐๐ž. Within six months, I ranked ๐๐จ. ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ in my group by filling roles that had remained open for 4 to 6 months with top professionals others were unable to convert. ๐…๐ฅ๐ž๐ฑ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐จ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ Many companies are no longer interested in paying $15,000, $20,000, or more for every hire. One of my most requested solutions is embedded and flat-rate recruiting, providing dedicated recruiting support for multiple positions simultaneously without the traditional fee structure attached to each hire. ๐“๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ˆ ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ โ€ข Marketing & Growth Leadership โ€ข Revenue & Sales Leadership โ€ข Market Research & Consulting Talent โ€ข Engineers, Technical Specialists & Trades โ€ข Plant Managers & Operations Leadership ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ˆ ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐‡๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ Every hire begins with ๐๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก, ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ , and informed ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง built through years of recruiting across key industries. I identify and target ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฉ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ, ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ. Searches are executed through ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ, ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ with professionals who are typically not applying and rarely respond to mass recruiting efforts. Conversations focus on motivation, timing, and long-term fit, allowing results focused hiring decisions to move forward rapidly and clearly. ๐‡๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž. Each candidate presented has already been thoroughly vetted, confirmed interested, and delivered with a detailed write-up, resume, compensation insight, and clear rationale for their alignment with your organization. ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž When I was selected to co-host Executive Leaders Radio, I spent years interviewing founders and senior executives. That experience honed a natural ability, recognizing leadership patterns, decision drivers, and true alignment between candidates and organizations long before the offer stage, and it continues to shape how I evaluate, engage, and convert talent while guiding hiring decisions today. ๐’€๐’๐’– ๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’†๐’™๐’‘๐’†๐’„๐’•: โ— Accelerated ramp-up for your hiring needs โ— Enhanced candidate engagement โ— Consistent flow of qualified, interview-ready candidates โ— Dedicated attention until the right hire signs on the dotted line ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐…๐ž๐ž๐๐›๐š๐œ๐ค โญโญโญโญโญ ๐ŸŽฏ โ€œDavid is a true professional. His communication and talent discovery skills are exceptional. He found two high-level candidates - Iโ€™ve already hired one.โ€ ๐ŸŽฏ โ€œResponsive, insightful, and effective โ€” David delivered on an executive search when others couldnโ€™t.โ€ ๐ŸŽฏ โ€œDavid is a hiring superstar! Resourceful, fast, and readily available.โ€ ๐ŸŽฏ โ€œWe were struggling to find qualified candidates for a specialized role. David stepped in and solved it in weeks. Heโ€™s efficient, clear, and incredibly sharp.โ€ ๐’๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ˆโ€™๐ฏ๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž: ๐Ÿข ๐™๐™š๐™˜๐™ & ๐˜ฟ๐™ž๐™œ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก ๐™๐™ง๐™–๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ข๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ: Adobe, EVS Tech, Range, Moffitt Cancer Center, Amazon ๐Ÿฆ ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ & ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š: Cross River Bank, PayActiv, Range, Unicoin, JoinJuno ๐Ÿ”ฌ ๐™ƒ๐™š๐™–๐™ก๐™ฉ๐™๐™˜๐™–๐™ง๐™š & ๐™ˆ๐™š๐™™๐™ž๐™˜๐™–๐™ก ๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™ซ๐™ž๐™˜๐™š๐™จ: Medtronic, Affinity Healthcare ๐Ÿ’ก ๐™€๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ง๐™œ๐™ฎ, ๐™๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ž๐™š๐™จ & ๐™‰๐™ช๐™˜๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™ง: GSE Energy Solutions, Clearpath Utility Solutions ๐Ÿ—๏ธ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ช๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ & ๐™€๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™š๐™š๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ (๐˜ผ๐™€๐˜พ): Crossland Construction, R. Fork Eng., NOVUS REB ๐ŸŒฑ ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ช๐™›๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ & ๐˜ผ๐™œ๐™ง๐™ž๐™˜๐™ช๐™ก๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ง๐™š: Lindt & Sprรผngli, Columbia Fruit, Frito Lay ๐Ÿ” ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ง๐™ ๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™๐™š๐™จ๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™˜๐™ & ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ก๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ: Ipsos Loyalty, Strategyn, MGT Consulting ๐Ÿ” ๐™Ž๐™š๐™˜๐™ช๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ฎ ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™œ๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ: Vector Security, Acomplis Technology, Securitas, USS, RFI โš–๏ธ ๐™‡๐™š๐™œ๐™–๐™ก: Pillsbury Winthrop, Hildebrand Law ๐Ÿงฌ ๐™‡๐™ž๐™›๐™š ๐™Ž๐™˜๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š๐™จ: Imagen Tech, Gilead When the right hire matters, I make time for the conversation. Send a message and weโ€™ll determine the right path forward. Best, David

  • Candidate Sourcing
  • Candidate Interviewing
  • Recruiting
  • Resume Screening
  • Human Resource Information System
  • Applicant Tracking Systems
  • LinkedIn Recruiting
  • Staff Recruitment & Management
  • Boolean Search
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Danielle C.

Jacksonville, Florida

$65/hr
5.0
6 jobs

Hiring the right people isn't luck... it's strategy. With over 12 years of full-cycle recruiting and talent acquisition experience, I help businesses identify, attract, engage, and hire exceptional talent across healthcare, sales, operations, customer service, administrative, leadership, facilities management, property management, skilled trades, manufacturing, logistics, and professional services. I believe recruiting is more than filling open positions. It's about understanding your business, representing your brand professionally, and connecting you with candidates who have the skills, experience, and long-term potential to make an impact. Services I Provide โœ” Full-Cycle Recruiting โœ” Talent Acquisition โœ” Candidate Sourcing โœ” Executive Search โœ” Passive Candidate Sourcing โœ” LinkedIn Recruiter โœ” Boolean Search โœ” Resume Screening โœ” Candidate Evaluation โœ” Talent Pipeline Development โœ” ATS Management โœ” Recruitment Operations โœ” Interview Coordination โœ” Hiring Manager Partnership โœ” Offer Management โœ” Employee Onboarding โœ” High-Volume Recruiting โœ” Recruitment Process Improvement โœ” Remote Recruiting What You Can Expect I partner closely with hiring managers and leadership teams to understand hiring goals, company culture, and business objectives before beginning a search. My recruiting process includes: โ€ข Developing sourcing strategies โ€ข Building targeted talent pipelines โ€ข Identifying passive candidates โ€ข Conducting candidate outreach โ€ข Resume screening and candidate assessments โ€ข Interview coordination โ€ข Candidate relationship management โ€ข Offer support and onboarding โ€ข Recruitment process improvements Whether you're hiring one critical employee or building an entire team, I provide organized, responsive, and professional recruiting support throughout the process. Industries Supported โ€ข Healthcare โ€ข Sales โ€ข Operations โ€ข Customer Service โ€ข Administrative โ€ข Leadership โ€ข Facilities Management โ€ข Property Management โ€ข Manufacturing โ€ข Skilled Trades โ€ข Logistics โ€ข Professional Services Why Clients Work With Me I combine relationship-driven recruiting with modern sourcing strategies to identify qualified candidates who align with both the role and your company culture. My goal is simple: deliver high-quality talent, reduce time-to-fill, and create a hiring experience that reflects positively on your organization. If you're looking for an experienced Full-Cycle Recruiter, Talent Acquisition Specialist, Executive Recruiter, Candidate Sourcer, LinkedIn Recruiter, or Recruitment Consultant, I'd love to discuss how I can help build your team.

  • Executive Search
  • Candidate Evaluation
  • Candidate Management
  • Candidate Sourcing
  • Candidate Interviewing
  • Recruiting
  • LinkedIn Recruiting
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Internet Recruiting
  • Boolean Search
  • Applicant Tracking Systems
  • Human Resources
  • Customer Acquisition Strategy
  • Human Resources Strategy
  • Lead Generation Strategy
  • User Experience Strategy
James M.

Berkley, Michigan

$80/hr
5.0
8 jobs

I help companies find, engage, screen, and move qualified candidates through the hiring process with more structure, speed, and professionalism. Iโ€™m a Talent Acquisition Consultant and Founder of McCulloh Consulting. Iโ€™m continuing to grow my Upwork presence, but my experience extends well beyond this platform through hands-on recruiting, direct hire search, candidate engagement, resume/profile presentation, and hiring process improvement. If youโ€™re dealing with hard-to-fill roles, poor candidate response rates, slow hiring manager feedback, inconsistent follow-up, or a recruiting process that needs more structure, I can help. I can support projects such as: Candidate Sourcing & Outreach Targeted candidate research, passive candidate outreach, LinkedIn sourcing, Boolean search support, and candidate engagement messaging. Recruiting & Screening Support Resume review, candidate qualification, screening call structure, interview preparation, and client-ready candidate summaries. Hiring Process Improvement Recruiting workflow audits, candidate communication improvements, hiring manager process recommendations, and follow-up systems. Recruiting Operations & Playbooks SOPs, recruiter workflows, candidate tracking processes, offshore recruiting team support, and repeatable hiring systems. Direct Hire Recruiting Support Support for healthcare, leadership, operations, sales, finance, HR, and professional services roles. My recruiting philosophy is simple: candidates should be treated like people, clients should receive clear communication, and hiring processes should move with urgency and intention. I bring a mix of hands-on recruiting experience, business ownership, candidate advocacy, and process improvement. I can either plug into your existing process or help you build a better one from the ground up. If you need recruiting help that is professional, practical, and focused on results, send me a message with the role or hiring challenge youโ€™re working on. Iโ€™ll respond with how I can help and what the first steps should look like.

  • Executive Search
  • Candidate Evaluation
  • Candidate Management
  • Candidate Sourcing
  • Candidate Interviewing
  • Recruiting
  • Resume Screening
  • Process Optimization
  • Sourcing
  • IT Sourcing
  • Human Resources
  • LinkedIn Recruiting
  • Boolean Search
  • Client Interview
  • Human Resources Consulting
  • Staff Recruitment & Management
  • Lead Generation
  • Resume Writing
  • Business Consulting
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